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River Deck Restaurant Opening Soon

River Deck Restaurant

Opening Soon in New Smyrna Beach

NEW SMYRNA BEACH — 107 N. Riverside Drive AKA Feger Seafood if you are a NATIVE like 3rd Generation Native REALTORS NSB HOMES, LLc will be transformed into a new eatery on the River. The project calls for a 3 phase build out with a Tike Bar, Boat Slips, and newly built restuarant. The Daytona Beach Ocean Deck group is working with the New Smyrna Planning Department to transform a less than two-acre New Smyrna Beach parcel on the Indian River, near the southwest corner of the North Causeway. According to the Volusia County Property appraiser, the parcel is owned by Sams’ Family LTD Partnership of Atlanta.

Aerial View of River DeckNSB HOMES

Anyone who knows the Ocean Deck Restaurant and Beach Club, a popular night spot in Daytona Beach know that partners will do this project justice.

Sea Harvest Transformation to the new River Deck will be 3 or 4 phases

Phase one, which is well under way, will be to build a marina with boat slips. Renovation to the first floor of the existing restuarant which will eventually be the main restuarant. This project has and is taking on many shapes evolving until they get the perfect Old Florida charm this location so deserves. I know with the assistance of local architect Gerard Pendergast who has been recruited for the project is excited to bring local recently harvested cypress planks from a a local 100 – year- old local home.

Be on the look out come June or July 2017 for the first phase opening. Locals are excited to have a local, fresh seafood restuarant to enjoy a meal, share a drink with a friend and watch the dolphins play and pelican parade around looking for a dropped morsel here and there.

Completed projected

Render of the projected completed River Deck

Phase 2 will consist of the Tiki Bar for a more relaxed atmosphere which will be a brand new building

The 3rd & 4th phase will be to finish off the restuarant with a 2nd story.

River Deck plans to bring entertainment to the venue with the same vibes keeping in mind New Smyrna Beach’s quieter side. From what I hear, the menu will have most of the same options as the Ocean Deck.

Area developers are giving new meaning to redevelopment at the east end of historic Canal Street and Riverside Drive. Once a two parcel location consisting of boat storage, a marina, a bait sales store and the Dolphin view restaurant, it is now a single property per a 25 year lease agreement. The development is known as River Deck and will be built in phases.

The first phase is the remodeling of the existing restaurant while preserving some of old New Smyrna beach by recycling cypress wood from an area home slated for demolish- ment for the restaurant’s interior. Remodeling existing structures is a priority for the de- velopers as is retaining the character of historic Canal Street.

As additional phases are built, input from citizens will be welcomed as an inherent part of the development process. The River Deck restaurant will be the first building to be opened to the public. The opening is planned for later this year.

The development phases will include:

The Tiki Hut; to be constructed as part of the River Deck restaurant Marina reconstruction
Dry storage reconstruction with design features to complement the village quality of Canal Street

Upgraded bait store

Enlarged and paved parking areas

Creation of new walkways for river views for the public thereby adding an important link to the pedestrian-friendly NSB waterfront loop

About the developers:

Briefing the Alliance were Daytona area developer Vernon Kuftic and local architect and project designer, Jay Pendergast. Mr. Kuftic highlighted two points for Alliance mem- bers that reflect the developer’s approach to the construction of this project.

2 thoughts on “River Deck Restaurant Opening Soon”

Been waiting over a year for the restaurant to open. Is the city delayed
Permit what’s holding up the grand opening. Seems just last year you were saying the same thing about June July
Opening soon. Well these two months
are gone. What now?